Bubba Watson smiled like a kid in a candy store in January 2012 as he stood next to his newest purchase: an orange 1969 Dodge Charger. It was the original General Lee, the car named Lee 1 that jumped the police car in the opening credit of the TV series “Dukes of Hazzard.”
Watson spent $121,000 three years ago to buy the car at the Barrett-Jackson automobile auction in Scottsdale, Ariz.
The two distinguishing marks on the car are the numbers “01” on both doors and a Confederate flag painting on the roof of the car. On Thursday, Watson tweeted his thoughts on the placement of that flag and how he intends to address it.